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Section 2:** 2012 Employment****This section presents statistics on employment and full-time, year-round employment. For both categories of employment, data are presented concerning those with disabilities, those without disabilities, and the employment gap (difference in employment rate) between these two populations. The principal source of these statistics is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey.**

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**Table 2.1: Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.Table 2.2: Civilians without Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2011, of the 19,988,156 individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 6,521,860 individuals were employed—an employment rate of 32.6 percent. In contrast, of the 174,958,159 individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 127,445,842 individuals were employed—an employment rate of 72.8 percent. The employment rate for people with disabilities was highest in North Dakota (49.8 percent) and lowest in the West Virginia (24.3 percent).

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**Table 2.3: Civilians with Hearing Disabilities Ages 18-64 Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2011, of the 4,048,528 individuals with hearing disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 1,955,589 individuals were employed—an employment rate of 48.3 percent. The employment rate for people with hearing disabilities was highest in Wyoming (71.7 percent) and lowest in West Virginia (35.1 percent).

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**Table 2.4: Civilians with Vision Disabilities Ages 18-64 Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2011, of the 3,491,599 individuals with vision disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 1,259,143 individuals were employed—an employment rate of 36.1 percent. The employment rate for people with vision disabilities was highest in North Dakota (59.1 percent) and lowest in the District of Columbia (26.4 percent).

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**Table 2.5: Civilians with Cognitive Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. **In 2011, of the 8,388,281 individuals with cognitive disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 1,882,966 individuals were employed—an employment rate of 22.4 percent. The employment rate for people with cognitive disabilities was highest in North Dakota (37.6 percent) and lowest in the West Virginia (13.8  percent).

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**Table 2.6: Civilians with Ambulatory Disabilities 18-64 Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2011, of the 10,267,907 individuals with ambulatory disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 2,456,542 individuals were employed—an employment rate of 23.9 percent. The employment rate for people with ambulatory disabilities was highest in South Dakota (38.2 percent) and lowest in Kentucky and West Virginia (18.2 percent).

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**Table 2.7: Civilians with Self-Care Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. **In 2011, of the 3,698,036 individuals with self-care disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 588,945 individuals were employed—an employment rate of 15.9 percent. The employment rate for people with ambulatory disabilities was highest in Montana (28.6 percent) and lowest in West Virginia (10.3 percent).

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**Table 2.8: Civilians with Independent Living Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2011, of the 7,104,312 individuals with independent living disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 1,095,329 individuals were employed—an employment rate of 15.4 percent. The employment rate for people with independent living disabilities was highest in South Dakota (31.5 percent) and lowest in West Virginia (9.7 percent).

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**Table 2.9: Employment Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. **In 2011, the employment rate for individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 32.6 percent, while the employment rate for individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 72.8 percent—an employment gap of 40.2 percentage points. The employment gap was greatest in Maine (46.7 percentage points) and smallest in Wyoming (32.3 percentage points).

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**Table 2.10: Change in Employment Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2011, the employment gap between individuals with and without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 40.2 percent, while the comparable measure was 39.4 in 2010.

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**Table 2.11: Full-Time, Year-Round - Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.Table 2.12: Full-Time, Year-Round - Civilians without Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2011, of the 21,343,320 individuals with disabilities ages 16 to 64 years living in the community, 4,003,341 individuals were employed full-time, year-round (FTYR)—a rate of 18.8 percent. In contrast, of the 185,843,492 individuals without disabilities ages 16 to 64 years living in the community, 91,307,695 individuals were employed FTYR—a rate of 49.1 percent. The FTYR employment rate for people with disabilities was highest in North Dakota (32.2 percent) and lowest in Kentucky (14.9 percent). 

******Table 2.13: Full-Time, Year-Round Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2011, the FTYR employment rate for individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 18.8 percent, while the FTYR employment rate for individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 49.1 percent—a gap of 30.4 percentage points. The FTYR employment gap was greatest in the District of Columbia (37.4 percentage points) and smallest in Utah (23.2 percentage points).

                    - 2012 Employment
                    - 2012 2.1 Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.2 Civilians without Disabilities Ages 18-64 Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.3 Civilians with Hearing Disabilities Ages 18-64 Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.4 Civilians with Vision Disabilities Ages 18-64 Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.5 Civilians with Cognitive Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.6 Civilians with Ambulatory Disabilities 18-64 Living in the Community for the United States
                    - 2012 2.7 Civilians with Self-Care Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.8 Civilians with Independent Living Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.9 Employment Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.10 Change in Employment Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.11 Full-Time, Year-Round - Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.12 Full-Time, Year-Round - Civilians without Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 2.13 Full-Time, Year-Round Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.

 

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